Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-07
ELECTIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS,.

plause Inc house then ADJOURNED until
Thursday.
ELECTIONS I'm mAssACHUsEFTs.
Seventeen Cities Vote for Municipal
Ohacers and on License.
BosToE, Dec. 6.-Municipal elections were
held to-day in seventeen cities of the COM
monwealth, the citizens in each being given
an opportunity of expressing their prefer
ences upon the license question. The inter-
est in the question has been awakened and
strengthened during the past few months and
in many cities nominations were based upon
this issue rather than upon political prefer
ences. The results follow:
In Gloucester-David I. Robinson Rep) is
elected mayor over Saunders Oem.) by 6
plurality. The board of aldermen stands
five Democrats, three Republicans, while the
council is Democratic. For license 1850,
against liza. There will be recount of
the mayoralty vote.
In Taunton Mayor r. Henry Hall, citizens
is reelected by majority of 207. The cit
izens' ticket for other officers was also
elected. License vote: For 1854, against
1882.
The Holyoke city election resulted in the
election of James E. Delaney Dem.) over w.
Republicans elect five aldermen, nine coun-
cilmen and four school committeeman. The
vote was heavy, 3, 1873 persons voting out of a
registration of 1881. The license vote was:
Yes $3.50, no 200.
Haverhill elected George Fl. Carleton, the
Republican and anti-saloon candidate, by 2o5
plurality Richards, citizens. License
vote: For ,795, against ], 765. Four alder
men elected are anti-saloon.
In Fall River Mayor j. W. Cummings
Oem.) received 4, 551 votes to 1887 for
Greene (Rep) The board of aldermen stands
FIVE Republicans, three Democrats, and the
common council eighteen Republicans and
nine Democrats. License vote: For $3.50,
against ass.
Eli Gully, license, was elected mayor, of
Fitchburg to-day by plurality of $50 over
Mayer Fosdick, no license, but the city vot-
ed against license, 1929 to 1888. The city
councils ticket of the citizens party was
elected.
In Maiden Judge J. F. Wiggin (Dem.) was
elected mayor over A. R. Turner, jr, citi-
zens'. The politics of the city councils are
not given. License vote: For 408, against
1912.
In New Bedford Hon. Morgan Rotch, citi-
zens, was re elected by 398 plurality over
Rufus A. Soule, municipal reform candidate.
The citizens party elected a full board of
aldermen and seventeen out of twenty-four
councilman. The prohibitory candidate for
mayor received but twenty -nine votes. Vote
on license: For 2, 779, against 1,527.
In Somer7ille Mayor Mark T. Burns was
re- elected to fourth term, defeating Mentzer
and Brine by 1000 and go plurality respec-
lively. There were three bipartisan tickets
in the field and the contest has been sharp
from the beginning. The city councils are
non-partisan. License vote: For sos, against
2,427.
J. Wesley Kimba1l Rep.) was reelected
mayor by 293 plurality and Wood, citizens,
in Newton together with non-partisan city
government. License vote: For 256, against
$40.
Mayor H N Fisher was reelected in Wal
than upou citizens ticket The city coun-
Gil stands ~ Republicans to 8 Democrats.
License vote: For, 1, 170; against, 1,027.
Lawrence, which last year went Demo
cratic by over 500 majority, elected Alvin E.
Mack (Rep) over D. T. Mccarthy (Rep.) by
704 majority. The city voted no license by
2,459 to 1859.
Springfield reelected E. B. Maynard Dem
mayor to-day by 637 majority over Colonel
S. G. Warmer (Rep.) The board of alder
men consists of Republicans and one Demo
crat and the common council of saven Repub-
1icans and eleven Democrats. The license
vote was: For, 3,347; against, 2, 1852; major
ity for license 1, 1856.
The Crown Prince Out walking.
SAN RENO, Dec. 6.-The Crown Princes
voice is regaining its strength, though it is
still hoarse This afternoon he walked
through San Reno.
BERLIN, DEC. CDR. Sommerbrod of the
Breslau university, an eminent laryngoiogist,
1ectured to-day on the case of the Crown
Prince. He is inclined to the conclusion that
it is simple perichond1itis with an abscess
formation and not of a cancerous nature,
though some difficulty is likely to be present
ed in the removal of several pieces of dead
cartilage.
= NIurderous Assault by EEighwaymen.
MILFORD, Mass, Dec. 6.-This evening
unknown persons sayagely assaulted and
robbed E. Sherman of Pond street as the
latter was returning home from his work
in George Crsfton's marble shop. After the
robbery Sherman was thrown over the Pond
street bridge into Charles river, but was res
cued by friends and taken to his home. He,
lost silver watch and what money he had
and was badly hurt There is no clue to his